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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Taxonomic Hierarchy
  2. Primates
  3. Cebidae
  4. Callitrichidae
  5. Leontopithecus
  6. Leontopithecus chrysomelas
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. nonhuman primates
  3. Cebidae
  4. Callitrichidae
  5. Leontopithecus
  6. Leontopithecus chrysomelas
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. nonhuman primates
  3. Cebidae
  4. Callitrichidae
  5. Leontopithecus
  6. Leontopithecus chrysomelas
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. nonhuman primates
  3. Cebidae
  4. Callitrichidae
  5. Leontopithecus
  6. Leontopithecus chrysomelas
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. nonhuman primates
  3. Cebidae
  4. Callitrichidae
  5. Leontopithecus
  6. Leontopithecus chrysomelas

Preferred term

Leontopithecus chrysomelas

Type

  • Organism

Definition

  • Information Also known as golden-headed lion tamarins this is one of four species of lion tamarins in the Genus Leontopithecus that have similar body shapes and share several common features including a lionlike mane of hair surrounding their dark brown, or black, hairless faces. They inhabit the Brazilian coastal states of Bahia and Minas Gerais.

    Source: AWIC

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Synonyms

  • golden-headed lion tamarin
  • goldenheaded lion tamarin

Has taxonomic rank

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/43398

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